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The Spool is a portrait of an industrial object found in one of my scouting journeys in the shipyards. To those working on fishing boats it is not mysterious, but the device upon which the great nets for open ocean fishing are wound up and unspooled across the water. The work combines industrial textures with photographic capture to suggest the noise and intensity of the physical work of the fishing industry. It can be produced on canvas by special…
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- Printing : Hybrid on Paper
- Framing : Framing on request
- Dimensions : 30.5x22in
- Edition : All editions sold (3 / 3)
- Artist's proof : 1
- Hors commerce : 2
Iskra Johnson
United States
« Digital software is like playing jazz: it is the ultimate tool for improvisation. It allows me to deconstruct images into layers of light and color, line and shape, and reassemble them into imaginary worlds. »
Iskra Johnson is an American artist who looks to explore how emotion can intersect with architectural structure. Early exposure to solvents meant that she was unable to work in a traditional printmaking studio. However, with her continued love for the medium, Johnson’s digital works have gained a distinct hybrid quality that is often taken for silkscreen or lithography. In this multilayered practice, Johnson is able to explore the complex notions of nostalgia, loss, place and displacement that are entailed in our rapidly changing urban environment.
Credentials
- Experienced Artist
- Works on commission